“Beanfest also holds the Great Arkansas Championship Outhouse Race in which teams from Arkansas and states as far as Louisiana and Missouri push outhouses built on wheels in a bid for the coveted gold toilet seat trophy.” — Patricia Schultz Copy Share Image
“Over 300,000 veterans from the U.S. armed forces, from the Revolutionary War to the war in Iraq, have been laid to rest in these… — Patricia Schultz Copy Share Image
“If you dine at SkyCity, revolving just beneath the 520-foot-high observation deck, the elevator ride is free (otherwise it’s $18), but be forewarned that… — Patricia Schultz Copy Share Image
“(Montana may never be considered the epicenter of modern life, but about 65 to 70 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period, it… — Patricia Schultz Copy Share Image
“The most visited resident of Balboa Park is the world-famous San Diego Zoo. Dating back to 1916, and more parklike than a traditional zoo,… — Patricia Schultz Copy Share Image
“In business since 1948 and claiming to serve 10,000 meals a day, the Rendezvous lies in a busy cellar down an alley near the… — Patricia Schultz Copy Share Image
“Denver’s first permanent structure was said to be a saloon, and more beer is brewed here today than in any other American city, earning it the nickname the “Napa Valley of beer.” For one weekend in the fall it boasts the best selection on earth during the Great American Beer Festival, a New World Oktoberfest that gathers representatives from the… — Patricia Schultz Copy Share
“Beanfest also holds the Great Arkansas Championship Outhouse Race in which teams from Arkansas and states as far as Louisiana and Missouri push outhouses… — Patricia Schultz Copy Share Image
“Texas barbecue is so good, you don’t need barbecue sauce, and some places don’t bother to serve it, believing that it distracts from the… — Patricia Schultz Copy Share Image
“Early Hawaiians built fires on the top as a navigational aid for canoes traveling along O’ahu’s south shore, a function now provided by the… — Patricia Schultz Copy Share Image
“don’t forget to look for that famous “Hollywood” sign. The 50-foot-high sign was placed atop Mt. Lee in the Hollywood Hills in 1923 as… — Patricia Schultz Copy Share Image
“With upwards of a million people attending, give yourself over to the crowd and join a massive 100,000-strong conga line like the one that… — Patricia Schultz Copy Share Image
“The original Starbucks began in Pike Place Market (see p. 897) as a plain-Jane hole-in-the-wall coffee shop but, having awakened a coffee revolution, has… — Patricia Schultz Copy Share Image
